Jane's Walk is a movement of free, citizen-led walking tours inspired by Jane Jacobs. The walks get people to tell stories about their communities, explore their cities, and connect with neighbors. Denise Pinto, Global Director of the organization discusses the impact of Jane's Walks on communities around the world.
Read MoreWe need to read all of Jacobs’ books in order to put her more popular work into a larger perspective.
Read MoreJane Jacobs was a courageous intellectual wanderer who truly knew no limits.
Read More1,000 Friends of Wisconsin is doing impressive work to stop wasteful road spending in Wisconsin. We're pleased to share this recent victory from our friends at this organization.
Read MoreOne historic home at a time, St. Paul, MN is demonstrating how a critical mass of Strong Citizens can be an incredible asset to a troubled area, and how local government can play a constructive role in the incremental revitalization of such an area.
Read MoreWe have two upcoming webcasts on using games for civic engagement and brownfield redevelopment.
Read MoreShare photos of urban renewal sites in your community with the hashtag #UsedToBe and tell us what used to be there.
Read MoreJane Jacobs repeatedly challenges us to embrace the complex -- the ballet -- and not just that which is simple and easy to code.
Read MoreTransportation was a hot topic this week, with posts on public transit, pedestrian safety, and road spending.
Read MoreThis is the latest in our series of member profiles. Today, we're featuring Lisa Nisenson, one of the creators behind the popular game, Cards Against Urbanity.
Read MoreWe've partnered with Island Press, an urbanist and environmentally focused publishing house that shares many of our values, to give our members discounts on select book titles.
Read MoreJust four months after making adjustments to its system, Houston buses have seen a 10% increase in ridership. This video shows how and why they did it.
Read MoreIncremental development brings more wealth into a community; the developers of small projects reap the benefits of property ownership, including income-producing properties and tax benefits. And since small developers are literally invested, they have a stake in the decisions of the community, and take part in decision-making and neighborhood advocacy.
Read MoreWe know many of you are planning to attend the Congress for the New Urbanism this June. So are we! Please take 2 minutes to fill out this survey, so that we can best serve your needs this CNU.
Read MoreThis classic Strong Towns video explains what's wrong with the engineering profession.
Read MoreEarlier this year, I wrote about the rash of tear-downs of vacant housing in Baltimore, MD. Now it seems the city may be headed in a better direction.
Read MoreMaine's response to a serious road maintenance funding emergency is to cling to AASHTO’s archaic code book while projecting a value system of improve, Improve, IMPROVE, even going so far as to assume massive traffic increases where there is little traffic today.
Read MoreThe country’s largest transit agency is withdrawing from the country’s main transit trade association. What does that tell us about the state of public transit in this country?
Read MorePedestrian safety programs acknowledge a problem, but fail to truly solve it.
Read MoreAn update on the Antifragile book club.
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